Former Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Atapattu has been appointed
as interim head coach of Sri Lanka Cricket Team for the upcoming tour of
Ireland & England and home series against South Africa.

Marvan Atapattu has been appointed as the new head coach of Sri Lanka national cricket team and Ruwan Kalpage... http://t.co/TnmhmFNA93
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) April 25, 2014

Atapattu will replace Paul Farbrace, who gave his
resignation earlier this week to become deputy of England’s new coach Peter
Moores.

Former spinner and current fielding coach Ruwan Kalpage has
been appointed as Atapattu’s assistant.

Atapattu, 43, played 90 Tests with an average of 39 and
scored 5,502 runs along with 16 centuries for his country. He also played 268
one-day internationals, averaging 37.57 and scored 8,529 runs including 11
hundreds.

Sri Lanka will play England in two Test matches, five
one-day internationals and one Twenty20 fixture during the tour.

Moores joined Lancashire in February 2009, and guided Sussex to the County Championship title in 2003.

Moores gets excited to returns as England coach, said: "I am very excited about the prospect of returning to a role I have done before and to building a strong relationship with Alastair Cook and the rest of the players and staff. In any time of change there comes opportunity and this is one I can’t wait to get stuck into."

Moores, 51, was in charge of the national side for two years between 2007-09, but was sacked following a dispute with Kevin Pietersen.

Moores first match as a coach will be a ODI against Scotland on 9 May, before limited-overs and Test series against Sri Lanka, starting on 20th May.

Indian Premier League is in its seventh season, which every Cricket fan loves the most. IPL season 7 is expected to be much more interesting with full of excitement among the fans and players, as the 1st leg of the IPL-7 is shifted in front of Emirates crowd, UAE.

The first match of the tournament will be played on 16th of this month, in which Last years’ champions Mumbai Indians will face Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

IPL 2014 will be different than the previous editions as it would be played across two countries, the first leg to be played in UAE and the second leg in India. Despite changes in the venues, there’s no changes has been made to the format of the tournament.

Eight teams will be participating in the seventh edition of Indian Premier League. The teams along with their key players:

Chennai Super Kings can win once again with good team work and of course Dhoni in command as they've shown us in every season. The current champions Mumbai Indians will fight to defend the title.
However, Royal Challengers Bangalore looks pretty good in batting and bowling department, seems to be the strongest contender of the title this year.

With endorsement deals like Fila, Hero Honda and Royal Challenge, Virender Sehwag fetching $4.1 million annually to his income.

5. Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh has been associated with Reebok and Royal Stag.

6. Shikar Dhawan

The opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has deal with Fashion at Big Bazaar (FBB).

7. Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina’s has deals with Adidas, Pepsi and Boost.

8. Yuvraj Singh

The All-rounder Yuvraj Singh, the most expensive player of the IPL 7 auction, has a number of endorsement deals which includes Puma, Birla Sun Life Insurance and Ulysse Nardin Swiss watch-manufacturing company.

"He is a Middlesex man through and through, with an outstanding reputation within the game."Finding the right man to replace Paul Downton was always going to prove a challenge. However, in Andrew Strauss, we've found the perfect solution."

Strauss played for the club for 14 years and made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 1998.

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